Florida Panthers

The game appeared headed for overtime before Colton scored from right in front of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky off a backhand pass from Nikita Kucherov, who ...

We can make a difference in the future, not in the past. Once I saw the puck behind the net, I just went to the front of the net," Colton said. The first such day was Tuesday. Colton said he was just trying not to get scored on in the final minute. Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 on Thursday night. “I was kind of trying to sit back and let the plays come to us. “This is a good challenge for us. They understand that the next game is big. “It was quiet, but all the guys are pros. We’re here to win a series.” "Luckily it just squeaked under the bar there, but unbelievable play by him.” I liked the urgency, thought we had some looks.

The clock showed 0.9 seconds remaining and the Florida Panthers were frozen on the ice. Ross Colton had stumbled to the ground in joy and the Panthers were ...

The Panthers even almost scored a go-ahead goal on a power play in the second, only to have Vasilevskiy rob winger Anthony Duclair with a sliding left-pad save in the waning seconds of the period. Tampa Bay has gone 4 of 9 on the power play and ridden the play of All-Star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to win close games. Through two games in the series, Florida has outshot Tampa Bay, 69-63, with a 65-55 advantage in scoring chances. The Panthers had erased a 1-0, first-period lead and spent most of the third threatening for their own go-ahead goal, besting Tampa Bay in every shot-, possession- and chance-tracking metric, especially during 5-on-5 play. Now, the Panthers’ season — the best in franchise history, by virtually every regular-season measure — is on life support in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. Ross Colton had stumbled to the ground in joy and the Panthers were gobsmacked.

Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern ...

We can make a difference in the future, not in the past. Once I saw the puck behind the net, I just went to the front of the net,” Colton said. The first such day was Tuesday. “This is a good challenge for us. “I was kind of trying to sit back and let the plays come to us. We’re here to win a series.” “It was quiet, but all the guys are pros. Colton said he was just trying not to get scored on in the final minute. They understand that the next game is big. “The sun will come up, and we will wake up, and we need to keep playing like we’re playing.” “We’re two games closer to where we want to be, but we’re not there yet,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. He gift-wrapped it for me,” Colton continued.

Ross Colton scores with less than four seconds remaining as Tampa Bay takes a two-game series lead.

PANTHERS GOAL: Eetu Luostarinen shot from the top of the left circle gets behind Vasilevskiy as Gustav Forsling drives the net. Most hockey observers would agree that last season’s opening-round series between the Lightning and Panthers was the most exciting of the 2021 postseason. Point likely will be out again tonight for Game 2, but defenseman Erik Cernak is expected to be back after missing more than 26 minutes of Game 1 after blocking a shot. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Lightning 1, Panthers 0. Lightning 2, Panthers 1.

In seven-game series, advantages can flip several times. In the 2022 playoff version of the Battle of Florida, home-ice advantage has shifted already once.

Lightning will take the series: Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will beat the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Andrei Vasilevskiy was tough in net, with 33 saves. In seven-game series, advantages can flip several times.